New Zealand Vs India 1St Odi
India tour of New Zealand - 1981 (1980/81) · Eden Park, Auckland · 14 February 1981
New Zealand won by 78 runs
New Zealand won by 78 runs. Bruce Edgar top-scored with 99* for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Park, Auckland
- Date
- 14 February 1981
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 78 runs
- Player of the match
- Bruce Edgar
- Captains
- Geoff Howarth (New Zealand), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Umpires
- BA Bricknell and FR Goodall
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
New Zealand batted first and made 218 for 6. Bruce Edgar top-scored with 99 not out off 136 balls, and Jock Edwards made 36. Karsan Ghavri took 3 for 40 for India. The innings was built on a 88-run stand for the second wicket between Jock Edwards and Bruce Edgar, 40% of the total.
Chasing 219, India made 140 for 9. Kapil Dev top-scored with 50 off 68 balls.
New Zealand won by 78 runs.
NEW ZEALAND: 218 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Roger Binny | 10 | 15 |
| Bruce Edgar | not out | 99 | 136 |
| Jock Edwards | c Chetan Chauhan | 36 | 51 |
| Geoff Howarth | c Yograj Singh | 11 | 10 |
| Jeremy Coney | c Kapil Dev | 2 | 4 |
| Ian Smith | lbw | 10 | 21 |
| Richard Hadlee | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 22 | 23 |
| Lance Cairns | not out | 12 | 14 |
Did not bat: Martin Snedden, Gary Troup, Ewen Chatfield
Extras 16 · Total 218 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 10 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 10 | 1 | 40 | 3 |
| Roger Binny | 6 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Yograj Singh | 9 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Sandeep Patil | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (John Wright), 2-112 (Jock Edwards), 3-127 (Geoff Howarth), 4-132 (Jeremy Coney), 5-156 (Ian Smith), 6-196 (Richard Hadlee)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Bruce Edgar | 24 |
| second | Jock Edwards and Bruce Edgar | 88 |
| third | Geoff Howarth and Bruce Edgar | 15 |
| fourth | Jeremy Coney and Bruce Edgar | 5 |
| fifth | Bruce Edgar and Ian Smith | 24 |
| sixth | Richard Hadlee and Bruce Edgar | 40 |
| seventh | Lance Cairns and Bruce Edgar | 22 |
INDIA: 140 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chetan Chauhan | bowled | 6 | 12 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Ian Smith | 14 | 40 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | run out | 0 | 3 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | bowled | 14 | 40 |
| Sandeep Patil | bowled | 4 | 12 |
| Yashpal Sharma | c Jock Edwards | 17 | 38 |
| Kapil Dev | run out | 50 | 68 |
| Roger Binny | c Jock Edwards | 12 | 30 |
| Karsan Ghavri | not out | 6 | 15 |
| Yograj Singh | c Richard Hadlee | 1 | 3 |
| Syed Kirmani | not out | 10 | 13 |
Extras 6 · Total 140 for 9
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Gary Troup | 10 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 2 | 36 | 2 |
| Martin Snedden | 8 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Jeremy Coney | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lance Cairns | 7 | 2 | 33 | 2 |
| Geoff Howarth | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-10 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-31 (Sunil Gavaskar), 4-40 (Sandeep Patil), 5-41 (Gundappa Viswanath), 6-86 (Yashpal Sharma), 7-122 (Kapil Dev), 8-122 (Roger Binny), 9-124 (Yograj Singh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 9 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 1 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar | 21 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Sandeep Patil | 9 |
| fifth | Gundappa Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma | 1 |
| sixth | Kapil Dev and Yashpal Sharma | 45 |
| seventh | Kapil Dev and Roger Binny | 36 |
| eighth | Karsan Ghavri and Roger Binny | 0 |
| ninth | Karsan Ghavri and Yograj Singh | 2 |
| tenth | Karsan Ghavri and Syed Kirmani | 16 |
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